Journal of a Residence in America (Classic Reprint) - Fanny Kemble, Paperback

• ISBN-13   9781440065323 | 978-1-4400-6532-3
• ISBN   1440065322 | 1-4400-6532-2
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Fanny Kemble
• Kf PREFACE. A PREFACE appears to me necessary to this book, in order that the expectation with which the English reader might open it should not be disappointed. Some curiosily has of late been excited in England with regard to America :its political existence is a momentous experiment, upon which many eyes are fixed, in anxious watching of the result. and such ac counts as have been published of the customs and manners of its societies, and the natural wonders and beauties of its scenery, have been received and read with considerable interest in Europe. This being the case, I should be loth to present these volumes to the English public without disclaiming both the intention and the capability of adding the slightest detail of any interest to those which other travellers have already furnish ed upon these subjects. This book is, what it professes to be, my personal journal, and not a history or a description of men and manners in the United Slates. Engaged in an arduous profession, and travelling from city to city in its exercise, my leisure and my opportunities would have been alike inadequate to such a task. The portion of America which I have visited has been a very small one, and, I imagine, by no means that from which the most interesting details are to be drawn.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org